WEKA - Ownership and Business Overview

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WEKA Ownership

Who owns WEKA?

WEKA is owned by Paragon Partners. It was acquired on May 4, 2020.

Is WEKA PE-backed?

Yes. WEKA is owned by private equity investor Paragon Partners.

WEKA Business Overview

Where is WEKA headquartered?

WEKA is headquartered in Kissing, Germany.

How many employees does WEKA have?

WEKA has 1,400 employees.

What sector is WEKA in?

WEKA is an information services company.

Information Services M&A Summary in 2020

Out of 60 sectors in the Mergr database, information services ranked 44 in number of deals in 2020. The largest information services acquisition in 2020 was IHS Markit - which was acquired by S&P Global for $44.0B.

Join Mergr to view all 41 acquisitions of information services companies in 2020, including 6 acquisitions by private equity firms, and 35 by strategics.

WEKA

WEKA Holding GmbH & Co. KG

Postfach 13 31, Römerstr. 4,
Kissing, D-86438
Germany,
+49 (0)8233 23-0
www.weka-holding.de

WEKA is a media company that provides business information, advanced vocational training and communication services in the DACH region and France. WEKA’s media-neutral content is distributed via digital, print and face-to-face formats and reaches highly diversified niche markets across all industries (e.g. occupational safety, hazardous goods, law and taxation, dentistry). The WEKA Group has its headquarters in Kissing, Germany.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
Sell (0.4/yr) # - - 1 - 1 - 2
  2

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Quick-FDS 2023-11-08 - Divestiture
Paris, France · www.quickfds.com
frechverlag GmbH 2021-08-17 - Divestiture
Stuttgart, Germany · www.topp-kreativ.de
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M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Business Services - - 1 (50%) -
Publishing - - 1 (50%) -
Total - - 2 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
France - - 1 -
Germany - - 1 -
Domestic - - 1 (50%) -
Cross-border - - 1 (50%) -
Total - - 2 -

M&A Connections

Deals
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
2 (100%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Information Services

Employees

1,400

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